The next time Alberta's Progressive Conservatives seek a mandate they'll be headed by their third-best choice for leader. And voters will be well aware that, whoever that may be, the party -- not them -- pulls the strings.

Sen. Grant Mitchell fears that legislation raising pension contribution rates for parliamentarians to 50% will lead to paper bags stuffed with money being handed over by ne'er-do-wells to hard-pressed senators and MPs.

Now playing the front-runner, the Wildrose Party announced the Alberta Energy Dividend, which would hand each resident $300 during surplus years. Of course, comparisons were drawn to the wildly popular and totally infamous Ralph Bucks, also known as the Prosperity Bonus.

It’s no secret that Alberta’s finances were mismanaged for years under Ed Stelmach and that the situation has only become worse since Alison Redford took office. That the richest province in the federation has the second highest per capita spending and is expected to run a $3.1-billion deficit this year, while depleting the reserves it […]

Alberta politics is becoming very fluid these days. The latest politician to cross the floor is Lethbridge MLA Bridget Pastoor, who will be the first Liberal to move to the government benches in over a decade. In recent years, three PC MLAs have gone to the Liberals, including their new leader, Raj Sherman, who was […]